Re: abortion/placenta previa

From: DoctorJoe@aol.com
Thu Oct 12 07:14:08 2000


<< > I am 22.5 weeks and just had an ultrasound. The ultrasound tech > determined that I had placenta previa.I am going back in five days to
> see if the placenta has shifted away from the os. Is this possible and
> could they have missed diagnosed me to this condition? I want to
> terminate the pregnancy because I am young and in college and cannot
> support a family right now. >>

Let's just step back and think this one through...

1. 22.5 weeks and only NOW is worried about termination? Must have been 'showing' for about 6-8 weeks now. Certainly has felt quickening for about 4-6 weeks. Is this where you put up the sign "Slow Children at Play"???

2. In college and can't support a family... but hasn't availed of contraception? Don't they give that out like water in colleges? Where the heck is Planned Parenthood on your campus??

3. The ultrasound tech/radiologist wants to rescan in FIVE DAYS to see if the placenta previa migrated? Who certified these people? Do they have diplomas on the wall, or do they work out of a station wagon???

4. You can use the word "os" correctly, but not prepositions... Well, what is your native language? If it's English... study harder!

Anyway, these are the first four problems I see on cursory examination of this post. There are apparently MULTIPLE levels of "problems" inherent here, and I don't know which one or ones is/are worse!

Joe P.

P.S. The views expressed in this post do not necessarily represent the official position of THE MAN.





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